Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, and aims to solve the problems of low lithium extraction efficiency, long circulation period, high energy consumption, complex working procedures and the like when a lithium extraction tank is used for extracting lithium.
The technical scheme provided by the utility model is as follows:
a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank for extracting lithium of an electrodeionization device, the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank comprising:
the device comprises a tank body and a separation plate, wherein the separation plate is arranged in the tank body along the width direction, the top of the separation plate is flush with the top of the tank body, a gap exists between the bottom of the separation plate and the bottom wall of the tank body, and the separation plate divides the tank body into a static phase chamber and a mixing chamber, wherein the bottoms of the static phase chamber and the mixing chamber are communicated;
the mixing chamber is provided with a stirrer, the mixing chamber is provided with a water inlet, the water inlet is arranged on the bottom wall of the mixing chamber, and the water inlet is used for injecting lithium-rich liquid into the mixing chamber;
the length of the static phase chamber exceeds the length of the mixing chamber, the static phase chamber is provided with an overflow port and a water outlet, the overflow port is arranged on the left side wall of the static phase chamber, the water outlet is arranged on the bottom wall of the static phase chamber, and the water outlet is communicated with the electric de-embedding equipment.
Further, a cover plate is arranged at the top of the mixing chamber, and an extractant inlet is arranged on the cover plate.
Further, the stirrer comprises a blade, a connecting shaft, a motor, a speed reducer and a supporting frame, wherein the supporting frame is arranged at the top of the cover plate, the motor is arranged in the supporting frame, the output end of the motor penetrates through the cover plate and is connected with the speed reducer, the output end of the speed reducer is connected with the connecting shaft, the connecting shaft stretches into the mixing chamber, and the blade is arranged on the connecting shaft.
Further, the agitator is coaxially disposed with the mixing chamber;
the water inlet is arranged at the center of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber, or is arranged between the center of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber and the right side wall of the mixing chamber.
Further, the water outlet is arranged on the bottom wall of the static phase chamber and close to the left side wall of the static phase chamber.
Further, the overflow port is arranged at the upper part of the left side wall of the static phase chamber.
Further, the height of the gap is less than or equal to two thirds of the height of the tank body.
Further, the length of the static phase chamber is 2-5 times the length of the mixing chamber.
Further, the distance between the overflow port and the top edge of the left side wall of the static phase chamber is less than or equal to one third of the height of the left side wall of the static phase chamber.
Further, a support frame wedge plate is arranged on the side face of the support frame, and the support frame is arranged at the top of the cover plate through the support frame wedge plate.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
1. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, which is characterized in that a tank body is divided into a static phase chamber and a mixing chamber which are communicated through a partition plate, and lithium ions released in a lithium removing circulation are rapidly and selectively removed from a water phase in the lithium extracting process of the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank and an electric extracting and inserting device, so that the lithium ion extracting and lithium removing amount is accelerated, the efficiency is improved, the cycle period is shortened, the working procedures are simplified and the energy consumption is reduced for electrochemical extracting and inserting;
2. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, which is characterized in that the length of a static phase chamber is set to be 2-5 times of the length of a mixing chamber, so that water-oil two phases are separated and layered conveniently, lithium-loaded oil phase and lithium-loaded lean raffinate of the water phase are separated, the lithium-loaded oil phase is collected through an overflow port and then returned to the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank again, and the lithium-loaded lean raffinate of the water phase is pumped from a water outlet through a centrifugal pump to electric deintercalation equipment for electric deintercalation and deintercalation circulation; after the cycle of the electric deintercalation and the delithiation is finished, the loaded organic phase is all led into a circulation tank, the lithium complexed by the organic matters is back extracted into the clean water, and the regenerated organic phase is used as an extractant for the next cycle, so that the reaction efficiency is improved, and the cost is reduced;
3. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, wherein a stirrer and a mixing chamber are coaxially arranged, a water inlet is arranged at the center of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber, or the water inlet is arranged between the center of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber and the right side wall of the mixing chamber, so that lithium-rich liquid injected into the mixing chamber from the water inlet and an added organic phase extractant can be fully stirred and uniformly mixed through the stirrer, and the whole process is accelerated;
4. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, which is characterized in that a water outlet is arranged on the bottom wall of a static phase chamber and close to the left side wall of the static phase chamber, so that an organic phase extractant and lithium-rich liquid are fully reacted after uniform mixing, and a water phase which is fully separated from an oil phase in the static phase chamber flows out from the water outlet;
5. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulating tank, which is convenient for the oil phase separated from the water phase to flow out from an overflow port by arranging the overflow port at the upper part of the left side wall of a static phase chamber, so as to avoid the water phase from flowing out, and enable the water phase to be recycled;
6. the utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, which prevents an organic phase extractant in a mixing chamber from directly entering a static phase chamber by setting the height of a gap to be less than or equal to two thirds of the height of a tank body, and ensures that the lithium-rich liquid and the organic phase extractant in the mixing chamber have sufficient reaction time.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. It will be apparent that the embodiments described below are some, but not all, embodiments of the utility model. The components of the embodiments of the present utility model generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Accordingly, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the utility model, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, is intended to represent only selected embodiments of the utility model, and not to limit the scope of the utility model as claimed. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden on the person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model, are within the scope of the present utility model.
It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present utility model.
In describing embodiments of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can be communicated with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific circumstances.
Referring to fig. 1, the present utility model provides a lithium-rich liquid circulation tank for extracting lithium of an electrodeionization apparatus, the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank comprising:
the tank body 100, the partition plate 4 and the stirrer 5 are designed into square tank bodies, and the tank body 100 is made of oil-resistant plastic. The partition plate 4 is also of a square structure, the partition plate 4 is arranged on the right side in the tank body 100, the top of the partition plate 4 is flush with the top of the tank body 100, a gap exists between the bottom of the partition plate 4 and the bottom of the tank body 100, the partition plate 4 divides the tank body 100 into a static phase chamber 200 and a mixing chamber 300, the bottoms of the static phase chamber 200 are communicated through the gap, and the length of the static phase chamber 200 exceeds the length of the mixing chamber 300.
A stirrer 5 is provided in the mixing chamber 300, and a water inlet 3 is provided on the bottom wall of the mixing chamber 300, the water inlet 3 being used to inject lithium-rich liquid into the mixing chamber 300. The static phase chamber 200 is provided with an overflow port 1 and a water outlet 2, the overflow port 1 is arranged on a first side wall 201 of the static phase chamber 200, the water outlet 2 is arranged on the bottom wall of the static phase chamber 200, and the water outlet 2 is communicated with the electric disengaging equipment. Because the static phase chamber 200 is relatively long, water-oil two-phase separation and layering are facilitated, the lithium-depleted raffinate of the oil phase and the water phase loaded with lithium is separated, the oil phase loaded with lithium is collected through the overflow port 1 and then returned to the lithium-enriched liquid circulation tank again, and the lithium-depleted raffinate of the water phase is pumped from the water outlet 2 to the electrodeintercalation device by the centrifugal pump for electrodeintercalation and lithium circulation. After the cycle of the electrical deintercalation and the delithiation is finished, the loaded organic phase is all led into a circulation tank, the lithium complexed by the organic matters is back extracted into the clean water, and the regenerated organic phase is used as an extractant for the next cycle.
Optionally, a cover plate 7 is arranged on top of the mixing chamber 300, the size of the cover plate 7 is matched with that of the mixing chamber 300, and an extractant inlet 6 is arranged on the cover plate 7. In the working process, an organic phase extractant is added into the lithium-rich liquid in the tank body 100 through the extractant inlet 6, and then the stirrer 5 is started to stir, so that the lithium-rich liquid and the organic phase extractant are fully mixed.
Optionally, the stirrer 5 includes a blade 501, a connecting shaft 505, a motor 503, a speed reducer 502 and a supporting frame 504, the supporting frame 504 is disposed at the top of the cover plate 7, the motor 503 is disposed in the supporting frame 504, an output end of the motor 503 penetrates through the cover plate 7 and is connected with the speed reducer 502, an output end of the speed reducer 502 is connected with the connecting shaft 505, the connecting shaft 505 stretches into the mixing chamber 300, and the blade 501 is disposed on the connecting shaft 505. The lithium-rich liquid injected into the mixing chamber 300 from the water inlet 3 and the organic phase extractant added from the extractant inlet 6 can be stirred and mixed uniformly by the stirrer 5, thereby shortening the reaction time and accelerating the whole process.
Optionally, the stirrer 5 is arranged coaxially to the mixing chamber 300. The connecting shaft 505 coincides with the central axis of the mixing chamber 300. The stirrer 5 is arranged in the middle of the mixing chamber 300, so that the lithium-rich liquid in the mixing chamber 300 can be uniformly stirred, and the concentration of each part is kept uniform.
The water inlet 3 is provided at a central position of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber 300, or the water inlet 3 is provided between the center of the bottom wall of the mixing chamber 300 and the right side wall 301 of the mixing chamber 300. So that the lithium-rich liquid injected from the water inlet 3 into the mixing chamber 300 and the added organic phase extractant can be sufficiently stirred and mixed by the stirrer 5, thereby accelerating the whole process.
Optionally, the water outlet 2 is arranged on the bottom wall of the static phase chamber 200 near the left side wall 201 of the static phase chamber 200. The organic phase extractant and the lithium-rich liquid are fully reacted after being uniformly mixed, and the sufficient reaction time is kept, so that the water phase which is fully separated from the oil phase in the static phase chamber 200 flows out of the water outlet 2. Wherein the left side wall 201 of the static phase chamber 200 is disposed opposite to the right side wall 301 of the mixing chamber 300 at a side wall in the width direction of the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank.
Optionally, the overflow 1 is provided at the upper part of the left side wall 201 of the static phase chamber 200, so that the oil phase separated from the water phase is discharged from the overflow 1, while the water phase is prevented from being discharged. The position of the overflow port 1 is set according to actual conditions, and is generally arranged at the interface of the water phase and the oil phase, so that the oil phase can flow out of the overflow port 1, and the water phase is left in the lithium-rich liquid circulating tank, so that the water phase can be recycled, and the utilization rate of raw materials is improved.
Optionally, the height of the gap is less than or equal to two thirds of the height of the tank body 100, so that the oil phase in the static phase chamber 200 is prevented from entering the mixing chamber 300, and sufficient reaction time between the lithium-rich liquid and the organic phase extractant in the mixing chamber 300 is ensured.
Optionally, the overflow port 1 is at a distance of less than or equal to one third of the height of the left side wall 201 of the static chamber 200 from the top edge of the left side wall 201 of the static chamber 200. Therefore, more water phase can be ensured to be left in the lithium-rich liquid circulating tank, so that the water phase can be recycled, and the utilization rate of raw materials is improved.
Optionally, a support wedge plate 506 is provided on the side of the support 504, and the support 504 is provided on top of the cover 7 by the support wedge plate 506. The support bracket wedge plate 506 serves to strengthen the fixation.
In one embodiment, the dimensions of the tank 100 are 2000mm by 600mm by 550mm;
the static phase chamber 200 has a length of 1650mm and the mixing chamber 300 has a length of 350mm;
the distance between the bottom of the partition plate 4 and the bottom of the tank body 100 is 300mm;
the height of the overflow port was 490mm.
In summary, the working process of the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank provided by the utility model is as follows: when the device starts to work, lithium-rich liquid required by work is injected into the tank body 100 through the water inlet 3, meanwhile, an organic phase extractant is added into the lithium-rich liquid in the tank body 100 through the extractant inlet 6, and then the stirrer 5 is started to stir, so that the lithium-rich liquid and the organic phase extractant are fully mixed. The fully mixed lithium-rich liquid is divided into an upper oil phase and a lower water phase under the action of an organic phase extractant, the oil phase loaded with lithium is collected through an overflow port 1 and then returned to the lithium-rich liquid circulation tank, and the lithium-poor raffinate of the water phase is pumped from a water outlet 2 to the electrodeintercalation equipment by a centrifugal pump for electrodeintercalation and delithiation circulation. After the cycle of the electrical deintercalation and the delithiation is finished, the loaded organic phase is all led into a circulation tank, the lithium complexed by the organic matters is back extracted into the clean water, and the regenerated organic phase is used as an extractant for the next cycle.
The Wu Youni brine is taken as raw brine, and the circulating tank of the traditional electric stripping and embedding device is compared with the circulating tank of the lithium-rich liquid with the same volume provided by the utility model, so that the effect of the device is further described.
2 parts of Wu Youni brine is circulated in the electric stripping and embedding equipment for 8 hours, the circulation flow is 20 parts, the current density is 25A/m < 2 >, the voltage is 0.35V, and the total electric quantity is 5100Ah. The indexes of the lithium-rich liquid obtained by adopting the common circulating tank and the back extraction lithium-rich liquid of the circulating tank provided by the utility model are shown in table 1:
tables 1, wu Youni brine and lithium-rich liquid chemical composition (Unit: g/L)
As can be seen from Table 1, the electrical deblocking device had the disadvantage of low efficiency, and only 1000.+ -.100 g of lithium ions were extracted from one device over a 12 hour period, and only the electrical deblocking conversion was 9600 degrees of electrical/mt LCE.
In addition, the traditional circulating tank has the advantages that because the dead volume of the pipeline and the coating material in the machine body contain gaps, lithium-rich liquid can remain on the polar plate, 800+/-80 g of lithium ions can only be recovered on the lithium removal side each time, and the residual lithium ions need to be washed with clear water for many times, enter washing water and do not enter the lithium-rich liquid. And the traditional circulating tank is adopted, the Na/Li ratio of the lithium-rich liquid is still higher than 2, the subsequent impurity removal cost is quite high, and the power consumption of the whole process is as high as 14000-20000 ℃. This is one of the main reasons why the existing electrical detachment can not be used for industrial production.
By adopting the circulation tank provided by the utility model, the deintercalated lithium is timely enriched under the condition of low concentration, and the lithium precipitation qualified liquid is further enriched after separation, so that the objective lithium removal speed is also accelerated, and the whole circulation time can be reduced by 2 hours (the running time is reduced by 17%). In the ten hours, the back extraction/lithium precipitation operation can be performed every 3 hours, so that the construction period is shortened.
The circulating tank provided by the utility model solves the problem of lithium-rich liquid residue, and because the extraction technology adsorbs lithium ions in the tank body in time, no polar plate residue and dead volume residue exist, and the lithium removal amount and the lithium intercalation amount of the circulating tank provided by the utility model are almost balanced.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the present utility model, and the scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto, but any changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present utility model should be covered by the scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.